Interim Chief LinebackersIf you are a retired chief or former chief and interested in becoming a Linebacker, please send a simple email expressing your interest to Executive Director Kenny Winslow at [email protected], and he will follow up with you. WHAT IS A LAW ENFORCEMENT LINEBACKER? Chiefs of Police serve at the discretion of elected officials, village managers and city administrators. Occasionally, a Chief of Police faces an unscheduled termination of employment and the resultant vacancy creates uncertainty within the department and with city officials and local residents. Most often, a temporary appointment is made from within the ranks because other professional resources are either unknown or unidentified. Frequently, this temporary in-house appointee is without management training and experience. Conversely, a community may have more than one qualified replacement, but does not want to give preferential recognition prior to the formal selection process. A Linebacker typically serves from two to six months, depending on a community's needs. To become an Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police Linebacker, one must be an ILACP member in good standing, and must have served as a Chief of Police, Public Safety Director in the State of Illinois, or at a senior command staff level. The Association has a pool of highly qualified and professionally trained law enforcement managers who are retired or are between employment positions and are fully capable of providing high-quality leadership at a local police department. To mayors and managers: interested in a Linebacker (interim chief)? The city or village pays a small fee to the Association for this service. |